In this episode, we discuss the different types of authoritarian regimes we can find in popular culture. Using some political science tools like Oakeshott's regime continuum, the discussion classifies popular culture regimes from Star Wars to Starcraft as well as Priest and the Walking Dead. And Peter rants about Che Guevara... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 15 - Absolute Ricktators

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In this episode, we discuss the relationship between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un with reference to season 7 of Game of Thrones. In addition to comparing some states to the houses of Westeros, we discuss what it means to acquire weapons of mass destruction and why it is not necessarily the end of the world. As always, like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 28 - Trump's Iron Throne vs Kim Jong Un's Ice Dragon

In this episode, we continue our discussion on political ideologies by discussing Communism and Socialism. We have a lively debate regarding what Marx would think about the current state of Marxism and have fun looking at Animal Farm and whether Dr Spock makes a good communist. This episode was edited by Andrew Pfannkuche. The theme for this episode is the Game of Thrones Main Title Theme by Ramin Djawadi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 27: Socialism, Communism and the Needs of the Many

In this very special episode, we are joined by their good friend and debating competitor, Kyle Tee. They discuss the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) by analysing the craftily malignant plan of the villainous mastermind in Watchmen: Ozymandias.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 26 - The MAD Cold War of Ozymandias

In this long-overdue episode, we discuss one of the greatest challenges that the world faces today: global economic inequality. While the world is getting richer; wealth is spread out so poorly that we decided to discuss unjust systems with the aid of Bioshock, Elysium and Gattica. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 25 - Why Inequality is Our Biggest Problem

Happy New Years everyone! This episode was recorded before the end of 2016 but It is the first launch in 2017. In this episode, we discuss how the political ideologies of Conservatism and Liberalism are applied to a few issues in today's political climate. Included in the discussion are issues of climate change and immigration found in the films 'The Day after Tomorrow' and 'District 9'. Please give whatever you can to our Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3727955 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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